Kaiping

About Kaiping Travel

Introduction:The Kaiping city which adjoins Hong Kong and Macao, is situated at the northwest of Zhujiang Delta and famous for overseas Chinese district. There are 750,000 people, which are the overse..

Kaiping Introduction

The Kaiping city which adjoins Hong Kong and Macao, is situated at the northwest of Zhujiang Delta and famous for overseas Chinese district. There are 750,000 people, which are the overseas Chinese, Hong Kong, Macao, the compatriots in Taiwan, distributing 68 countries and the area.Whole city total area is 1659 square kilometers with a population of 680,000 people. In 1649 the county was constructed , becoming the city o­n 1993 January 5. The Kaiping city presently governs 15 towns and 3 offices. It is known as “small Wuhan” and is the important commercial port and the collection place for the cargo

Kaiping Traffic

From Guangzhou it is easiest to take a bus form Fengcun bus station at Kengkou Metro station. The ride takes about 2 hours and should cost 45 yuan. Kaiping has two long distance bus stations, Yicizhan and Lechongzongzhan. Former o­ne is more modern and is most likely the starting point for your journey into the surrounding villages of Kaiping town. Kaiping itself has bus lineas numbered from 1 to 8. Number 1 connects the to major bus stations and passes the city center.

Kaiping Festivals

Similar to the importance of the Christmas Day for the westerners, the Spring Festival is the most important celebration for Chinese people. Although the meaning and the methods of celebration of the Spring Festival are changing with the time, the important status of the Spring Festival is incomparable.

Chinese Spring Festival has a long history, which is nearly four thousand years old. Initially, the festival had no name or fixed date However, people called Spring Festival "the age" according to the revolution period of Jupiter by B.C. 2100. Before B.C. 1000, people used "the year", which means "Great Harvest" representing the Spring Festival.

According to the traditional custom, the Spring Festival lasts from the 23rd day of 12th lunar month to the 15th day of 1st lunar month, and the climax should be the New Year Eve and the first day of first lunar month.

People carry out a lot of activities all over the country to welcome the Spring Festival. In the countryside, this kind of preparation starts from the beginning of 12th lunar month. All the families clean their houses, wash their clothes and bed sheets. Fresh new clothes and sheets commemorate the fresh New Year! Special New Year purchases are also important parts of upcoming New Year. In the city, they celebrate the New Year with art teams performances, various entertainment parties, and the big parks hold "temple fairs" to provide, recreation, food and art!.

Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, is celebrated o­n the fifth day of the fifth month according to the Chinese calendar. For thousands of years, the festival has been marked by eating zong zi (glutinous rice wrapped to form a pyramid using bamboo or reed leaves) and racing dragon boats.The festival is best known for its dragon-boat races, especially in the southern provinces where there are many rivers and lakes. Thisregatta commemorates the death of Qu Yuan , an honest minister who is said to have committed suicide by drowning himself in a river.